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Backing up data is a very good idea. It is very easy to misplace or delete important files. Therefore, to ensure that your files are both safe and can be found easily, it is smart to store them in multiple locations where you will be able to retrieve them easily. |
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Ensure that you have picked a device that has enough space to backup your information. An external hard drive can range up to multiple terabytes vs a DVD that can only hold a maximum of 4.7 gigabytes and may not be rewritable. |
Backup Methods
There are several different ways of backing up data. The following is a list of a few simple ways along with some advantages:
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Using web-mail (such as Gmail, Outlook live, Yahoo, ect.) is an easy way to transport and secure small amounts of information such as a few documents or pictures. This keeps it safe from any hard drive it is accessed on and is only reliant on the mail client's servers. It is able to be accessed easily anywhere you have Internet access.
This form of data backup is simple. Documents can be sent through email to your own or someone else's mail account if you so choose. Documents can be sent in an email via the "attachment" function of the web-mail
Note Some mail servers allow you to send file types that others will not), the file can be found by browsing the computer and selecting it.
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